Physiognomy is generally assumed to be, and has been historicized as, the science of
judging human character according to the features of the face. However, the type of …

About Faces offers an ambitious cultural history of Victorian physiognomybroadly conceived
not only as a scientific practice and popular discourse but also as the more general idea of …

In 1855 Madame Tussaud's famous Wax Museum attempted to rename its popular ghoulish
exhibit dubbed the 'Chamber of Horrors' as the 'Chamber of Comparative Physiognomy'and …

The literature on physiognomy the art of studying a person s outward appearance,
especially the face, in order to determine character and intelligence has flourished in recent …

This dissertation examines the development and application of physiognomy---the study of
facial characteristics and their relationship to personality traits---in nineteenth century …

The relationship between the inward self and the body has been widely examined in early
modern studies, particularly through the lens of humoralism—the makeup and effects of a …

When nineteenth-century Londoners looked at each other, what did they see, and how did
they want to be seen? Sharrona Pearl reveals the way that physiognomy, the study of facial …

In the sociology of the body, the analysis of physiognomy is a neglected topic. The idea that
one can judge the character of another from their facial or bodily characteristics is a …

To most people, physiognomy means Lavater, the charismatic Zurich pastor, whose
Physiognomische Fragmente, first published in 1775, captivated literary Europe and went …

In The Victorians and the Visual Imagination Kate Flint explores how Victorian science
impacted popular beliefs “about how the invisible could be brought to view, and how …